Peter Sís
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
"Caldecott Honoree and Sibert Medalist Peter Sís honors a man who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis. In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia-a story he never told and that remained unknown until an unforgettable TV appearance in the 1980s reunited him with some of the children he saved. Czech-American artist, MacArthur Fellow, and Andersen Award winner Peter...
7) Fire truck
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Matt, who loves fire trucks, wakes up one morning to find that he has become a fire truck, with one driver, two ladders, three hoses, and ten boots. Features a gate-fold illustration that opens into a three-page spread.
11) Scranimals
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
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Description
So put on your pith helmet and prepare to explore a wilderness of puns and rhymes where birds, beasts, vegetables, and flowers have been mysteriously scrambled together to create creatures you've never seen before -- and are unlikely to meet again! Your guides -- Jack Prelutsky, poet laureate of the elementary school set, and two-time Caldecott Honor artist Peter Sis -- invite you to join them on an adventure you will never forget!
13) Dinosaur!
Author
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
While taking a bath, a young boy is joined by all sorts of dinosaurs.
14) Ballerina!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A little girl puts on costumes of different colors and imagines herself dancing on stage.
16) Follow the dream
Author
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
In a pictorial retelling, Christopher Columbus overcomes a number of obstacles to fulfill his dream of sailing west to find a new route to the Orient.
17) Komodo!
Author
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
A young boy who loves dragons goes with his parents to the Indonesian island of Komodo in hopes of seeing a real dragon. Includes factual information about the Komodo dragon.
20) Beach ball
Author
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
While at the beach, Mary and her mother see letters, numbers, colors, shapes, and more.
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